Is Trump losing the culture war?

Or do people just not care right now?

Martha emailed me a few weeks ago and said:

“I’d like to know if there’s any poll movement from the calls to ‘defund the police.’”

I now write my answer as the city of Richmond, Virginia—not to far away from where I’m sitting—is removing their statue of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson. The two cannot be viewed in isolation. The debates over each are similarly racially-charged, and both come with undertones from the right (namely the president) aimed to convey to white Americans (or at least the ones with conservative racial attitudes) that their status in society is coming under threat. That has made all the difference in how the media and activists have reacted to them. The statue of Jackson is now headed for a museum—need I say more? The right is clearly losing the culture war. At least right now

In fact, the debate over statues seems much likelier time me to bring up a cleavage in the campaign. That’s because most people think the police treat white and Black Americans differ…